[ MUSIC ]>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY THE BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES, PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING, AND AIR RESTORATION, AND FLOOD AND REMODEL SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

AND BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION.

DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY.

AND, BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU, THANK YOU.

[ MUSIC ]>>> CONGRESS PASSED A FEDERAL PENDING BILL ENDING A MONTH-LONG SHOWDOWN AND THREATS OF THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.

WHAT'S IN IT FOR US?

ONE OF THE MAJOR INVESTMENTS FOR OUR REGION, MONEY TO ADDRESS THE CROSS BORDER POLLUTION THAT HAS FOULED THE SOUTH BAY COASTLINE.

KPBS REPORTER JOHN CARROLL TELLS US WHAT WILL HELP, AND WHY THERE IS MUCH MORE TO BE DONE.>> A WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT HAS BEEN FALLING INTO WORSE CONDITION AS TIME GOES ON.

THAT HAS MEANT POLLUTED WATER AND CLOSED BEACHES FROM CHULA VISTA NORTH TO CORONADO, FOR MONTHS ON END.

THE WATER COMMISSION IS GETTING $156 MILLION SHOT IN THE ARM TO FIX THE PLANT.

IT'S A $103 BILLION INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR.

GOOD, BUT NOT GREAT, SAYS THE MAYOR.>> IT'S NOT THE NEWS WE WANTED OR EXPECTED, THE ENTIRE $310 MILLION OR LESS BY PRESIDENT HAYDN, HOWEVER, WE WILL TAKE IT.

AS WE KNOW, THE TREATMENT PLANT IS IN A STATE OF DISARRAY.>> THE TREATMENT PLANT IS IN BAD SHAPE, AND IT'S ALSO IN DESPERATE NEED OF EXTENSION, TO HANDLE THE MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF GALLONS OF SEWAGE THAT FLOW FROM THE TIJUANA RIVER, POLLUTING BEACHES AND WATER ON THIS SIDE OF THE BORDER, AND IN MEXICO AS WELL.

>> THE PLAN WAS TO DOUBLE CAPACITY, SO, THIS MONEY THAT HAS BEEN SECURE WILL HELP IN THAT PROCESS.

IT IS A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

A STEP THAT HAS BECOME MORE URGENT, AS IT WAS RECENTLY DISCOVERED THAT AEROSOLIZED PARTICLES OF WASTE CAN TRAVEL A SIGNIFICANT DISTANCE INLAND.

WE ASKED SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO COMMENT, AND WE GOT SOME STATEMENTS.

ONE OF THE STATEMENTS ADDRESSES AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE NEW BUDGET AGREEMENT.

THE PACKAGE HEEDS THE CALL TO ALLOW OTHER ENTERAL AGENCIES, STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO CONTRIBUTE FUNDING TO CLEAN UP DANGEROUS POLLUTION.

FROM CONGRESSMAN VARGAS, OUR WORK IS FAR FROM OVER, I WILL KEEP FIGHTING WITH MY CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION COLLEAGUES TO RESTORE THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITIES AND WATERWAYS.

FOR PALOMA, THIS FIGHT BEGAN LONG BEFORE SHE WAS ELECTED MAYOR.

SHE CONTINUES TO DEMAND PRESIDENT BIDEN DECLARE THE ENTIRE SITUATION AN EMERGENCY.

>> THE STATE LEGISLATURE IS CURRENTLY CONSIDERING A JOINT RESOLUTION CALLING FOR AN EMERGENCY DECLARATION, BECAUSE THIS IS NOT THE ONE SILVER BULLET SOLUTION.>> THE MAYOR SAID A GOOD STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, BUT NOT NEARLY ENOUGH TO FINALLY SOLVE A NASTY PROBLEM THAT HAS DRAGGED ON FOR YEARS.>>> SAN DIEGO RESIDENTS WILL BE GETTING A CREDIT ON NEXT MONTH'S ENERGY BILL.

IT WILL OFFSET GAS AND ELECTRIC BILLS BY AS MUCH AS $137.

IN APRIL, ELECTRICITY CUSTOMERS WILL GET A $78 CREDIT.

CUSTOMERS WITH NATURAL GAS WILL ALSO GET A $58.98 SENT CREDIT ON THE SAME STATEMENT.

UNUSED CREDIT WILL ROLL OVER TO THE NEXT MONTH, AND A SECOND THAT IT WILL BE APPLIED TO CUSTOMERS IN OCTOBER.

THE AUTOMATIC BREAK COMES FROM THE CAP AND TRADE PROGRAM, WHICH REQUIRES INDUSTRIAL POLLUTERS TO BUY CARBON POLLUTION ALLOWANCES.>>> RAIL SERVICE BETWEEN ORANGE COUNTY AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY RESUMED TODAY.

ALEXANDER CAUGHT UP WITH SOME PASSENGERS, WHO SAY THEY HOPE THERE WILL NOT BE ANY MORE DISRUPTIONS.

IT HAS BEEN WEEKS SINCE THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO CATCH A TRAIN TO SAN DIEGO.>> I LOVE GOING TO SAN DIEGO AT LEAST ONCE OR TWICE A MONTH.

>> HE'S FROM FULLERTON, AND LIKES TO VISIT DOWNTOWN, THE GASLAMP DISTRICT, AND OLD TOWN.>> IT IS CONVENIENT TO TRAVEL BY TRAIN, IT IS EASIER, A LOT LESS STRESSFUL.

THERE WAS A LANDSLIDE IN LATE JANUARY.

HE HASN'T VISITED UNTIL TODAY.>> I HAD A DAY OFF FROM WORK.>> THE CREW HAS BEEN WORKING TO EXPEDITE THE RETAINING WALL, TO RESTORE SERVICE.

THEY REOPENED THIS MORNING AHEAD OF SCHEDULE.

IT WAS SLATED TO REOPEN IN APRIL.

THERE HAS BEEN NO TRAIN SERVICE IN OCEANSIDE, GOING NORTH OR SOUTH, BUT WITH THE RETAINING WALL OF AN RAIL SERVICE RESUMING, THE HOPE FOR NO MORE DISRUPTIONS.

THE RETAINING WALL IS A TEMPORARY SOLUTION TO RESTORE SERVICES.>> THIS WALL, AND THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT HAS GONE INTO THIS PROJECT, IT REALLY IS A SHORT-TERM REMEDY.

THE TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY AND LOCAL AND STATE OFFICIALS ARE WORKING ON SOLUTIONS.

>> HE SAYS PART OF SOLUTION CAN BE SHORING UP THE HILLSIDE ALONG THE TRACKS, AND PERHAPS MOVING THE RAIL LINE FURTHER INLAND.

THIS IS THE ONLY CONNECTION TO THE REST OF THE COUNTRY.

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF GOODS MOVE THROUGH HERE EACH YEAR.

FOR NOW, THEY ARE JUST GLAD THAT SERVICE IS BACK.

HE HOPES TO BE ABLE TO GO TO SOME OF THE EVENTS IN SAN DIEGO THIS SUMMER, INCLUDING THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY FAIR.

>>> LOOKING AHEAD, LATER ON TO TOMORROW NIGHT, WE ARE DROPPING TO A LOW OF 57.

THOSE CLOUDS WILL HANG AROUND, WITH MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES.

STICK WITH US, AS WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO TRACK TEMPERATURES THIS WEEK, AND WHEN WE COULD SEE THE NEXT CHANCE FOR RAIN.>>> FAMILIES IN SOME SAN DIEGO NEIGHBORHOODS ARE STILL SUFFERING FROM THE IMPACT OF A JANUARY STORM.

PART OF THE REBUILDING PROCESS IS TAKING LEGAL ACTION AGAINST THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO.

SOME FAMILIES ARE FILING A LEGAL CLAIM FOR WHICH THEY HAVE TO DO, BEFORE THEY CAN FILE A LAWSUIT.

>> THE COMMUNITY HAS COME TOGETHER IN THESE AREAS, AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE INTEND TO HARVEST IN THE LAWSUIT, AND IT HAS STARTED A MOVEMENT THAT I THINK IS GOING TO END UP PROTECTING THIS COMMUNITY FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.

WE SUBMITTED PUBLIC RECORDS ACT REQUEST ONLINE.

WE PLANS TO REVIEW THE MAINTENANCE LOGS, AND THE STORMWATER INFRA STRUCTURE PLAN.>> AND ATTORNEY ASKED THAT HIS LAW FIRM IS ABLE TO HELP THE FAMILIES.

>>> INSURERS HAVE BEEN LEAVING THE STATE, AND STATE FARM INSURANCE WILL NOT BE RENEWING COVERAGE FOR 170,000 HOMEOWNERS, CITING HIGH INFLATION AND WILDFIRE LOSSES.

THE MISTRESSES TO CONTACT HIS DEPARTMENT IF YOU GET A NONREVIEWABLE GNOSIS - - CONTACT HIM IF YOU GET A NONRENEWAL NOTICE.

HE ADDS OVERREGULATION CAN RISK PUSHING MORE COMPANIES OUT OF THE STATE.>>> MORE TURBULENCE IN AMERICA'S AIR TRAVEL INDUSTRY, AS BOEING CEO ANNOUNCES HE WILL LEAVE THE COMPANY BY THE END OF THE YEAR.

MEANWHILE, THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION SAYS IT IS INCREASING ITS PRESENCE IN OPERATIONS, AMID RISING IN- FLIGHT SAFETY INCIDENTS.

LAURA HAS MORE ON THE CHANGES.

>> DAVE CALHOUN SPOKE IN JANUARY AFTER ASSURING LAWMAKERS ON CAPITOL HILL OF BOEING'S COMMITMENT TO SAFETY AND TRANSPARENCY.

NOW, CALHOUN SAYS HE IS STEPPING DOWN, ALONG WITH A COUPLE OTHER TOP BOEING EXECUTIVES, BY THE END OF THE YEAR.

CALHOUN CALLED THE ALASKA AIRLINES ACCIDENT A WATERSHED MOMENT, SAYING THE COMPANY MUST CONTINUE TO RESPOND WITH HUMILITY, AND COMPLETE TRANSPARENCY.

THE DOOR PLUG BLOWOUT IN JANUARY IS JUST ONE OF SEVERAL HIGH PROFILE BOEING RELATED FLIGHT MISHAPS THIS YEAR.

CALHOUN TOLD EMPLOYEES BOEING WILL REMAIN SQUARELY FOCUSED ON RETURNING THE COMPANY TO STABILITY, AFTER EXTRAORDINARY CHALLENGES IN RECENT YEARS.

OVER THE WEEKEND, THE FAA ANNOUNCED IT IS INCREASING ITS OVERSIGHT OF UNITED, BOEING'S LARGEST U.S.

CUSTOMER, TO MAKE SURE THE AIRLINE IS COMPLYING WITH SAFETY RELATIONS, IDENTIFYING HAZARDS, AND MITIGATING RISK.

IT'S A MOVE THAT COULD IMPACT NIGHT IT'S FUTURE PLANS AND DECISIONS.>> WHETHER TO DROP OR EXPAND A ROUTE, WHETHER TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF FLIGHTS TO A CITY, THOSE KINDS OF DECISIONS MADE BE PUSHED BACK.>> WHILE IT MAY NOT CAUSE DELAYS FOR CURRENT ROUTES, IT COULD MEAN BUSIER ROUTES MAY NOT BE OFFERED ANYTIME SOON.>>> HAD MAJOR DEVELOPMENT IN DONALD TRUMP'S LEGAL BATTLES IN NEW YORK.

HE GOT A REPRIEVE, NEARLY HALF $1 BILLION BOND THAT WAS DUE, BUT HE WAS DEALT A BLOW DURING A HEARING FOR HIS CRIMINAL HUSH MONEY TRIAL.>>'S FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP WAS GIVEN MORE TIME TO POST A MASSIVE BOND WHILE HE APPEALS THE RULING.

THE APPEALS COURT GAVE THE FORMER PRESIDENT 10 MORE DAYS TO COME UP WITH THE MONEY, AND CUT THE AMOUNT NECESSARY DOWN TO $175 MILLION.

WE HAVE NO GUARANTEES.

IT SEEMS LIKE A NUMBER THAT IS REACHABLE FOR HIM.>> THAT DECISION GIVES TRUMP A MAJOR LIFELINE, AS HE WAS FACING A MONDAY DEADLINE TO SECURE A BOND FOR THE 406 TWO $4 MILLION BUT JUDGMENT.>> WE WILL POST WHATEVER IS NECESSARY.

MEANWHILE, IN A SEPARATE TERMINAL CASE, A JUDGE DISMISSED THE FORMER PRESIDENT'S MOTION TO DELAY THE TRIAL FURTHER.

JURY SELECTION IN HIS FIRST CRIMINAL TRIAL IS NOW EXPECTED TO START ON APRIL 15.

THIS TRIAL IS RELATED TO TRUMP'S ALLEGED EFFORTS TO FALSIFY BUSINESS DOCUMENTS RELATED TO HUSH MONEY PAYMENTS TO COVER UP AN ALLEGED AFFAIR WITH ADULT FILM STAR STORMY DANIELS.

TRUMP HAS DENIED THE AFFAIR.

THIS COULD BE THE ONLY ONE OF FOUR CRIMINAL TRIALS THE FORMER PRESIDENT IS FACING THAT WOULD OCCUR BEFORE THE NOVEMBER ELECTION.

IN TOTAL, THE FORMER PRESIDENT FACES 88 CRIMINAL CHARGES, AND FOUR INDICTMENTS.

>>> THE CHILDCARE CRISIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A LONG TIME, AND COVID ONLY MADE IT WORSE.

THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH CHILDCARE SPOTS TO GO AROUND, AND CARE IS EXPENSIVE.

AT THE SAME TIME, PROVIDERS ARE NOT PAID ENOUGH.

TONYA THORNE LOOKS AT WHERE THE CHALLENGE IS HARDEST, WITH INFANT CARE.>> THERE IS SO MUCH PREP, BEFORE THE BIRTH, FOR THE BIRTH, FOR ALL THE GEAR, AND THEN YOU LEAVE THE HOSPITAL, YOU HAVE THIS BABY, OKAY, GOOD LUCK.

THERE IS REALLY NO MENTION OF CHILDCARE.>> THESE NEW PARENTS HAVE ALL THE GEAR READY FOR THEIR NEW BABY, BUT CHILDCARE IS THE PART THEY HAVE NOT FIGURED OUT.>> IT'S CRAZY THAT I FEEL BEHIND, AND THE BABY IS NOT EVEN HERE YET.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT OUR BABY'S NAME IS, OR WHAT THE GENDER OF OUR BABY IS, AND I'M STRESSED OUT THAT I AM BEHIND ON FIGURING OUT CHILDCARE.>> THE PRICE IS ONE STRESSFUL FACTOR.

THE AVERAGE COST FOR INSTANCE IN SAN DIEGO IS AROUND $1600 PER MONTH.

THE OTHER FACTOR IS HOPING THERE IS NOT A WAITING LIST.

THERE ARE ABOUT TWICE AS MANY YOUNG KIDS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY AS THERE IS CHILDCARE SPACES AVAILABLE, AND IN SOME PARTS OF THE COUNTY, LESS THAN 1/5 OF KIDS HAVE AN AVAILABLE SPOT.>> I LOVE WHERE I WORK, I WOULD LOVE TO CONTINUE WORKING THERE, BUT INCOMPLETE HONESTY, LOOKING AT THE MATH OF HAVING A BABY, AND CHILD CARE, EITHER I WILL STOP WORKING FOR A LITTLE BIT, TO STAY HOME AND TAKE CARE OF THE BABY, OR, I HAVE KIND OF STARTED LOOKING AT OTHER JOBS.

SHE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE TO FAMILIES JUST STARTING OUT.

TOGETHER, OUR INCOME IS ABOVE THE THRESHOLD FOR ASSISTANCE.

LET'S FOR MY JOB, AND FOR THE STATE SUBSIDY, WE DON'T QUALIFY FOR A LOT OF US.>> THE CHILDCARE SYSTEM IS UNFORTUNATELY VERY DIFFICULT TO ACCESS, IT IS EXPENSIVE FOR PARENTS, AND OFTEN TIMES THE HOURS THAT ARE AVAILABLE DO NOT THE NEEDS OF FAMILIES.

THEY WORK WITH THE YMCA.

THEY HELP FAMILIES ON A DAILY BASIS.>> AT THE TIME FAMILY BONDING SHOULD BE A PRIORITY, IT'S ONE OF THE MOST STRESSFUL TIMES FOR A FAMILY.

>> THEY SEE THE CHILDCARE SYSTEM HAS BEEN IN CRISIS FOR A LONG TIME.>> THE PARENTS SECRET STRUGGLE THAT WE WERE GOING THROUGH, WE TALK TO EACH OTHER ABOUT IT, BUT OUR EMPLOYERS DIDN'T KNOW, IT WASN'T IN THE NEWS, IT WASN'T REALLY WELL UNDERSTOOD.

>> THE PANDEMIC MADE IT WORSE, AND SHOWED HOW ESSENTIAL CHILDCARE IS.>> EVERYTHING COLLAPSED DURING THE PANDEMIC, AND IT BECAME VERY APPARENT THAT CHILDCARE PROVIDERS ARE ESSENTIAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR OUR ECONOMY, FOR FAMILIES, FOR THE COMMUNITY, AND WITHOUT THEM, AND WITHOUT ACCESS TO CARE, THE ENTIRE SYSTEM IS GREATLY IMPACTED.

>> MANY CHILDCARE PROVIDERS DID NOT MAKE IT OUT OF THE PANDEMIC.

ONE IN EIGHT [ INAUDIBLE ] NARROWING THE SEARCH FOR PARENTS EVEN MORE.

>> PEOPLE ARE LEAVING THE FIELD, CENTERS ARE CLOSING, FAMILY CHILD CARE HOMES ARE CLOSING.

IT IS NOT EVEN SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN CHOOSE TO DO, AND JUST MAKE A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY.

YOU HAVE TO RUN YOUR BUSINESS AT A LOSS.>> DECENTERS THAT DID SURVIVE LOST MANY TO UNIVERSAL TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN, FUNDED BY THE STATE.

FOUR-YEAR-OLDS NEED FEWER THINGS THAN INFANTS, SO THEY ARE CHEAPER TO CARE FOR.

THERE NEEDS TO BE A LARGER SUPPLY OF INFANT SPOTS.>> WE DON'T SEE THE SUPPLY INCREASING UNTIL WE REALLY GET THAT INFUSION OF FEDERAL OR STATE MONEY, FOR UNTIL WE HAVE PAID FAMILY LEAVE THAT ALLOWS PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS TO BE COMPENSATED TO STAY HOME TO DO THAT CRITICAL CARE WORK, AND MAKE A CHOICE IN A WAY THAT DOES NOT COMPROMISE INCOME.>> NONE OF THE SOLUTIONS WILL LIKELY HAPPEN ANYTIME SOON, DEFINITELY NOT IN TIME FOR THESE GROWING FAMILIES, SO THEY ARE LEFT WEIGHING THEIR OPTIONS.

IT COULD MEAN LEAVING SAN DIEGO.>> IS KIND OF WILD, IF SUCH A NATURAL PROCESS, WE ARE HARDWIRED AS HUMANS TO HAVE KIDS, TO PROCREATE, AND THEN THERE IS THIS BIG BARRIER, YOU WANT TO DO THIS THING THAT SEEMS SO NATURAL, BUT HOW DO YOU MAKE IT WORK LOGISTICALLY?>> WE WILL HAVE A NEW EPISODE NEXT MONDAY.

YOU CAN ALSO STREAM THE ENTIRE SERIES RIGHT NOW.>>> SAN DIEGO STATE IS HEADED TO THE SUITE>>> SAN DIEGO STATE IS HEADED TO THE SUITE 16 AND NCAA MEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT.>> THIS IS BEAUTIFUL.>> LOOK OUT.>> THE SENIOR FORWARD SCORED A GAME- HIGH OF 28 POINTS, LEADING THEM TO VICTORY.

THE FINAL SCORE, A 5-87.

THEY WILL FACE THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT, WHOM THEY LOST TWO IN LAST YEAR'S TEMPERATURE GAME.

THE GAME IS SET FOR 4:30 PM, IN BOSTON.>>> AT THE INTERSECTION OF MARCH MADNESS AND WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH, THE RISE OF HEALING CLARK.

SHE SHOWCASES HOW WOMEN ARE CHANGING THE SPORTS WORLD.

MICHAEL YOSHIDA LOOKS AT THE PROMISES AND PROSPECTS FOR WOMEN'S ATHLETICS.>>> SHE'S ONE OF THE BIGGEST NAMES IN SPORTS.

HER RECORD SHOWCASES HOW WOMEN ARE CONTINUING TO TAKE THE SPORTS WORLD TO NEW HEIGHTS.>> THIS ISN'T A COINCIDENCE.

>> AND ATLEE IS THE CEO OF THE WOMEN'S SPORTS FOUNDATION.

BILLIE JEAN KING STARTED THE ORGANIZATION TWO YEARS AFTER THE PASSING OF TITLE NINE.

YOU ARE STARTING TO SEE THIS TRANSFORMATION, FINALLY, BUT IT TAKES TIME TO CHANGE GENDER NORMS, IT TAKES TIME FOR PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE DESERVE THIS FOR A LONG TIME.>> IN 2023, FOOTBALL STADIUMS WERE FILLED, SETTING ATTENDANCE RECORDS.

THERE WERE NEW HEIGHTS FOR ATTENDANCE IN PRIZE MONEY, AND IN 2024, REVENUE GENERATED BY WOMEN'S ELITE SPORTS IS PREDICTED TO SURPASS $1 BILLION FOR THE FIRST TIME, A TOTAL OF 300% FROM THREE YEARS AGO.>> IN 2021 WE WOULD BE HAVING A CONVERSATION ABOUT THE BIGGEST SECRET IN WOMEN'S SPORTS BEING WOMEN'S SPORTS.

I ACTUALLY MAINTAINED THAT IF YOU ARE NOT CURRENTLY INVESTING IN WOMEN'S SPORTS, YOU ARE BEHIND.>> STILL, GAPS BETWEEN WOMEN AND MEN'S SPORTS REMAIN, FROM PAY, TO LEADERSHIP AND GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES.>> IT'S NOT NICE TO HAVE, IT'S A MUST- HAVE FOR WOMEN, THOSE SKILL SETS ARE LIFELONG, AND WE ARE BARELY PUTTING OUR TOES IN THE WATER AS IT RELATES TO THE POTENTIAL OF WOMEN'S SPORTS.>> THAT TREND OF GROWING INTEREST IN WOMEN'S SPORTS IS PLAYING OUT AT HOME.

WAVE BROKE ITS OWN HOME OPENER ATTENDANCE RECORD, SATURDAY NIGHTS GAME DREW 32,000 FANS TO SNAPDRAGON STADIUM.

KANSAS CITY CURRENT DEFEATED THE WAVE 2-1.

THE WAVE HOST SEATTLE RAIN FC ON SATURDAY NIGHT.>>> A GREAT SHOWING ENDED BIG WIN FOR THE ROOKIE ROBOTICS TEAM.

THE STEEL STINGERS PLACED 51st, AT THE FIRST ROBOTICS REGIONAL COMPETITION.

THEY BROUGHT HOME A ROOKIE ALL- STAR TROPHY.

THE TEAM HAS ALREADY QUALIFIED TO GO TO THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP IN HOUSTON, NEXT MONTH.

JEREMIAH JEFFRIES IS THE ROBOTICS COACH.>> WE ARE ADDING MORE PROCESSING, MORE PROGRAMMING.

WE KNOW IT'S EFFICIENT, NOW IT'S JUST ADDING THE ICING ON THE CAKE.>> BY THE WAY, THAT BOT IS ALMOST LIFE-SIZE, MADE UP OF ALUMINUM, STEEL, AND ZIP TIES.

THE ICING ON THE CAKE WILL INCLUDE NEW PROGRAMMING AND A MOTORIZED CLAW.

>>> I WANT TO START YOU OFF WITH THE WEATHER HEADLINES, AS WE GET GOING FOR THE WEEK AHEAD.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW, IT WILL STILL BE WINDY AND WET THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY.

DON'T PUT THE UMBRELLA AWAY JUST YET.

YOU MAY BE CAUGHT UNDER A QUICK SHOWER OR TWO AS YOU HEAD OUT THE DOOR.

TUESDAY, WE ARE MUCH DRIER AND WARMER AS WE HEAD INTO THE MIDDLE HALF OF THE WEEK, BUT IT DOESN'T LAST.

THERE'S MORE RAIN ON THE WAY FOR THE WEEKEND.

PERFECT TIMING, RIGHT?

I THINK NOT.

WE ARE DROPPING DOWN TO A LOW IN THE 50s, OCEANSIDE IS 52, SAN DIEGO IS 57.

FURTHER INLAND, MOUNT LAGUNA, WITH A SHOWER OR TWO, AND AS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW, AGAIN, I'M NOT GOING TO RULE OUT A FEW STRAY SHOWERS, ESPECIALLY EARLIER ON IN THE DAY.

THE HIGH WILL BE RUNNING IN THE 60s ON THE COAST AND FURTHER INLAND.

IT'S 43 IN MOUNT LAGUNA.

I'M NOT GOING TO RULE OUT THAT STRAY SHOWER.

IT'S NOT GOING TO BE A WASHOUT, BY ANY MEANS, BUT OVERALL WE WILL START TO DRY OUT AND SEE SOME SUNSHINE THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON TUESDAY, EVEN INTO WEDNESDAY AS WELL.

LIKE I SAID, WE DO HAVE A CHANCE FOR RAIN AGAIN AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.

LET'S ENJOY THESE NEXT FEW DAYS WHILE WE CAN, ESPECIALLY AS WE START TO DRY OUT ALONG THE COAST.

IT'S PARTLY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH OF 66.

LIKE I SAID, THE RAIN MOVES BACK INTO THE PICTURE AT THE START OF THE WEEKEND.

THE STORY IS THE SAME AS WE HAD FURTHER INLAND.

I'M NOT GOING TO RULE OUT A SHOWER OR TWO, IT'S NOT EVEN GOING TO BE A HEAVY RAIN, BUT YOU MAY WANT TO HAVE THAT UMBRELLA READY TO GO.

WE ARE MUCH DRIER ON WEDNESDAY, ON THURSDAY, EVEN FRIDAY, RISING TO THE LOWER 70s AGAIN.

BY THE WEEKEND, THE RAIN PUSHES BACK IN, AND WE REMAIN IN THE 60s ON FRIDAY, AND ON SATURDAY.

MEANWHILE, FOR THE MOUNTAINS, WINDY AND COLD FOR TUESDAY, AND IT STILL EVEN GOING TO BE A LITTLE BREEZY TOWARD THE END OF THE WEEK, ESPECIALLY ON FRIDAY.

AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND, WE ARE GOING TO BE TRACKING AFTERNOON RAIN AND COLD AS WE GET INTO SATURDAY.

AS FOR THE DESERT, IT STARTS TO GET A LITTLE BREEZY.

LOOK AT THAT, A HIGH OF 83 BY THURSDAY.

THAT IS CERTAINLY GOING TO BE OUR WARMEST DAY.

GET OUT AND ENJOY THE WARMTH.

AS WE GET INTO THE WEEKEND, IT'S GOING TO BE A LITTLE BREEZY.>> PATCHES OF WILD FLOWERS ARE BURSTING TO LIFE.

ARE THEY A SIGN OF THE SUPER BLOOM, OR SOMETHING ELSE?>> IT IS LATE MARCH, AND PARTS OF CALIFORNIA'S FREEWAYS ARE SPRINGING TO LIFE WITH WILDFIRES.

A SILVER LINING OF THE FIERCE WINTER STORMS.

THESE FLOWERS ARE LESS WILD THAN THEY MIGHT SEEM.>> IN THE MIDDLE 1980S, WE WERE REQUIRED TO PLANT SEEDS, WILD FLOWER SEATING.

MANY OF THOSE FLOWERS ARE ACTUALLY WHAT IS LEFT OF A DECADES-OLD FEDERAL PROGRAM, LED BY LADY BIRD JOHNSON.>> IT REALLY CAME OUT OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT IN THE 70s.

LADY BIRD JOHNSON REALLY WANTED TO BEAUTIFY THE HIGHWAYS.

>> THE FLOWER PROGRAM ALSO SERVED A PRACTICAL PURPOSE.

ALVAREZ SAID THE PROGRAM HAD ITS OWN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES.

SOME OF THE FLOWERS WERE NOT NATIVE, AND TURNED OUT TO BE INVASIVE.

MANY OF THEM WERE NOT BUILT TO SURVIVE DROUGHTS.

IN THE 90s, THE GOVERNMENT PULLED THE PLUG.

TODAY, CALTRANS STILL SEEDS THE FREEWAYS.

NOW THEY FOCUS ON NATIVE PLANTS, WHICH ARE JUST AS BEAUTIFUL.>> WE LOVE SAN DIEGO, WE LOVE THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, WE SEE THAT BEAUTY.>> THE WILD FLOWERS OF THE 80s ARE SLOWLY VANISHING, YEAR BY YEAR.

EACH YEAR THEY COME TO LIFE AGAIN.

[ MUSIC ]>>> HERE IS A LOOK AT WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT FOR TOMORROW.

A POLITICAL STRATEGIST GIVES HER TAKE ON WHETHER A GUILTY VERDICT FOR TRUMP COULD SWAY VOTERS IN THE 2024 ELECTION.

AND, KPBS MENTALITY - - MADEA EDITION IS BRINGING TOGETHER DOCTORS AND EXPERTS TO DISCUSS WEIGHT LOSS.

OUR MEDICATIONS CHANGING THE WAY WE TREAT AND TALK ABOUT WEIGHT?

YOU CAN FIND THE LATEST STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

[ MUSIC ]'S NEW MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES, PROVIDING PLUMBING, HEATING, AND AIR RESTORATION.

PROVIDING SERVICES FOR MORE THAN 80 YEARS.

[ MUSIC ] AND BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION.

DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY.

AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

[ MUSIC ] AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

[ MUSIC ]